Bye Sarko: What France's new president means for India

A solid political relationship with France could balance India's foreign relations, which have often tilted towards the US or Russia, feels Claude Arpi. France has a new President. With nearly 52......

1,000 evacuated from Misurata amid pitched battle

Amid fierce battles between Gaddafi's troops and rebels on the eastern frontline of Ajdabiyah on Monday, nearly 1,000 foreign workers and wounded Libyans were evacuated from the besieged western......

Libya: Gaddafi loyalists block rebels

Libyan forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi struck hard at rebels advancing towards Tripoli and pounded the oil port eastern city of Ras Lanuf, as the US mulled land and air options amid growing......

Sarkozy, Bruni kick off 4-day India visit

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, accompanied by wife Carla Bruni and other officials, on Saturday arrived on a four-day visit to India. Sarkozy will focus on bilateral space cooperation when he......

Sanjaya to dine with George Bush

Indian-American teen Sanjaya Malakar, whose dream run in the American Idol talent hunt has just come to an end, will now be a guest at a White House correspondents' dinner, also expected to be......

'French government to boycott Euro 2012'

The French government will boycott the European soccer championships to be held in Ukraine in June in protest at the treatment of imprisoned former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, the French......

French government to boycott Euro 2012

The French government will boycott the European soccer championships to be held in Ukraine in June in protest at the treatment of imprisoned former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, the French......

Paris and London receive glowing reports from IOC

Paris and London have received glowing reports from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) evaluation commission which examined their bids to stage the 2012 Olympics. The commission released its......

Russian women are here to stay

American Jennifer Capriati summed up the latest tennis phenomenon with a shrug of the shoulders and a resigned expression after her semi-final defeat by Elena Dementieva on Friday."I think you had......

Mostovoi axed from Russia's Euro squad

Russia have axed midfielder Alexander Mostovoi from their Euro 2004 squad after he criticised the coach's training methods, a soccer federation official says. Coach Georgy Yartsev threw out......